It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. (John Stuart Mill)

It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.

John Stuart Mill

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